Jackson50 on 27 October 2008
| mr_gappy said: europe is easily gorwing to become a bigger market than the USA especially with lots of new easgtern europe countires joining the EU, this has meant the wealth of these nations are increasing and considering how popular sony is as a brand in eastern europe especially in poland, it would not suprise me if the whole of europe over the holiday season will be greater than america |
I would not so quickly pronounce the EU as easily surpassing the US. True, many post-communist states may likely increase their output and their ability to purchase luxury goods. On the other hand, and this is a problem that Japan will also face, there is the decrease and the aging of the population. The US is, to my knowledge, the only major developed nation whose population is expected to increase over the next century.
